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Chapter 1: New York City adaptation in context
Author(s) -
Rosenzweig Cynthia,
Solecki William
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.05308.x
Subject(s) - climate change , context (archaeology) , environmental planning , sustainability , flooding (psychology) , urban resilience , greenhouse gas , environmental resource management , political science , adaptation (eye) , urban planning , geography , engineering , environmental science , civil engineering , archaeology , ecology , physics , optics , psychotherapist , biology , psychology
New York City has a long history of undertaking ambitious planning projects to meet critical needs. Historical examples include the creation of Central Park and the development of the New York City upstate watershed system in the 1800s, and more recently, the sustainability plan known as PlaNYC, which is charting the city’s future for the coming decades. The newest challenge for the city that requires longterm strategic planning is climate change, which is projected to have wide impacts on its critical infrastructure through higher temperatures, more intense flooding events, and sea level rise. Because of its early recognition of the risks posed by climate change and its current commitment to mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as to adaptation, New York City has become a national and international leader in responding to climate change.